Japanese American National Museum
National Civil Rights Museum
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Women's Rights National Historic Park
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi
Memoria Abierta
The Workhouse
Terezín Memorial
Peace School Foundation of Monte Sole
Mednoe Memorial Complex
Gulag Museum at Perm-36
Maison des Esclaves
District Six Museum
Constitution Hill
Liberation War Museum
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| Activating the Past | Today's Issue | News & Updates |
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| Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi | State Terrorism | ICOM–U.S. Celebrates Sites of Conscience Impact on Human Rights and Civic Engagement |
Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi (Villa Grimaldi Park for Peace Corporation) is located at the site of one of the most important clandestine centers of detention and torture in Chile. Thousands of adults and children were detained, and hundreds disappeared or were executed by security forces of the Pinochet dictatorship. The Park provides young visitors with the opportunity to express their feelings and consider the implications of state terrorism and the need for human rights in society today. Learn more about Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi. |
State terrorism is a system of political domination based on the spreading of terror in society. It is characterized by a systematic and massive criminally repressive policy, implemented by the State agencies.
Where have people faced similar issues in the past?
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May 25, 2010 -The International Council of Museums–U.S. (ICOM-U.S.) awarded its 2010 International Service Citation to the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, recognizing the impact of Sites of Conscience in the museum field, and the Coalition’s leadership in museum-based international relations.
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